JP2607171Y2 - Relay panel - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a relay panel for electrical components mounted on vehicles such as buses and trucks.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In vehicles such as buses and trucks, relays are used to turn on / off headlights and interior lights, and to turn on / off drive sources such as door locks and power windows. Therefore, one vehicle is equipped with a plurality of types of relays for turning on / off various electrical components, and these are provided intensively on a relay panel.

That is, in a conventional relay panel, a plurality of connectors are integrally provided on a panel body formed of a synthetic resin material, and by connecting terminals of the relay to these connectors, the relay is connected to the relay panel. And is electrically connected to the terminal.

[0004] However, the size and shape of the main body of the relay vary depending on the type of electrical equipment, and the number of poles and the arrangement of the terminals protruding from the relay main body differ. Therefore, the relay panel is provided with a plurality of connectors corresponding to the types of relays, and the relays are selectively mounted on these connectors.

[0005]

However, in a conventional relay panel, a plurality of types of connectors are integrally provided on a panel body. Therefore, when the type of relay increases or decreases or the size or shape of the relay changes depending on the type of vehicle, a new relay panel must be created.

[0006] Since the relay panel is formed of a synthetic resin material, it is necessary to newly form a molding die in order to re-create the relay panel, which causes an increase in cost.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the purpose is to recreate the relay panel body even if the size and shape of the relay, the number of poles of the terminals, and the arrangement are different. Instead, to provide a relay panel that can handle a plurality of types of relays.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a plurality of identical panels on a front surface of a panel body.
A panel mounting portion having a shape is provided, and a split panel having a plurality of types of connectors corresponding to a plurality of types of terminal arrangements of relays is provided on these panel mounting portions in a detachable manner.

[0009]

The split panel corresponding to the type of the relay is selected, the split panel is mounted on the same panel mounting portion of the panel body, and the relay is mounted on the split panel. When there is a change in the specification of a new relay, the panel main body can correspond to a plurality of specifications by selecting a split panel corresponding to the relay and mounting it on the panel main body.

[0010]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a relay panel mounted on a vehicle such as a bus or truck, and 1 is a panel body. The panel body 1 is formed in a rectangular shape from a synthetic resin material.

A plurality of panel mounting portions 2 each having a rectangular opening window of the same shape are provided on the front surface of the panel body 1.
A split panel 3 is detachably mounted on these panel mounting sections 2.

The split panel 3 is composed of a rectangular main body 4 inserted into the panel mounting section 2 and a plurality of connectors 5 protruding from the front of the main body 4. And
Although the divided panel 3 has the same shape and the same size as the main body 4, the number and the arrangement of the connectors 5 are different from each other in the size, the shape, the number of terminal poles, and the arrangement so as to correspond to a plurality of types of relays 11. Be prepared.

That is, in FIG. 1, there are a split panel 3 in which four connectors 5 are provided in the main body 4 and a split panel 3 in which three connectors 5 are provided in the main body 4. The divided panel 3 having four or more connectors 5 in the main body 4 may be used.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of through holes 6 are provided in the connector 5 of the divided panel 3, and terminals 8 connected to electric wires 7 are inserted and fixed in these through holes 6. The number and arrangement of the terminals 8 are provided so as to correspond to the number of poles and arrangement of the terminals of the relay 11, and the plurality of connectors 5 may have the same number and arrangement, or may differ for each connector 5.

Engaging claws 9 projecting rearward are provided at rear portions of both ends of the main body 4 of the divided panel 3 in the longitudinal direction.
Is provided. On the other hand, the inner surface of the panel mounting portion 2 of the panel main body 1 has concave grooves 10 corresponding to the engaging claws 9.
Is provided.

When the split panel 3 is mounted on the panel mounting section 2, the engaging claws 9 of the split panel 3 are engaged with the concave grooves 10 of the panel mounting section 2 and the split panel 3 is pushed in. When the engaging claw 9 slides along the concave groove 10 and the front surface of the divided panel 3 is flush with the front surface of the panel body 1,
As shown in FIG. 3, the engagement claws 9 are adapted to engage with the rear end surface of the panel body 1.

Therefore, the divided panel 3 is fixed to the panel main body 1 by a simple operation of being pushed into the panel mounting portion 2, and when replacing the divided panel 3, the engaging claw 9 is pushed inward. The panel body 1
Can be released, and the split panel 3 can be pulled out to the front of the panel body 1.

The panel mounting section 2 and the split panel 3
Since the main body part 4 has the same shape and the same dimensions, the divided panel 3 may be mounted on any part of the panel mounting part 2 of the panel main body 1, and a plurality of types of divided panels 3 are prepared. When the specification of the new relay 11 is changed, the panel main body 1 can be adapted to a plurality of specifications by selecting the divided panel 3 corresponding to the relay 11 and mounting it on the panel main body 1.

If the split panel 3 cannot meet the specifications of the new relay 11, a new split panel 3 is created. However, since the panel main body 1 can be shared, minimal design changes are required, and the cost of the molding die is reduced. Can be reduced.

According to the embodiment, the four panel mounting portions 2 are provided on the panel main body 1.
The number and shape of are not limited, and the means for mounting the divided panel 3 to the panel mounting portion 2 is not limited.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of panel mounting portions having the same shape are provided on the front surface of the panel main body, and the panel mounting portion has a plurality of types of relay terminal arrangements on the front surface. It is characterized in that a split panel having a corresponding plurality of types of connectors is detachably provided.

Therefore, when a plurality of types of split panels are prepared and a new relay has a specification change, the split panel corresponding to the relay is selected and mounted on the panel main body, whereby the panel main body is provided with a plurality of types. Since the panel body can be shared even when the split panel is newly made, which can meet the specifications, the design change can be made to the minimum necessary, and there is an effect that the cost of the molding die can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a relay panel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view and a cross-sectional view of a part of the divided panel of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary sectional view of the split panel in the mounted state according to the embodiment;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Panel main body, 2 ... Panel mounting part, 3 ... Split panel,
5 ... Connector, 11 ... Relay.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Toshio Kato 159-1 Kaminogiri, Fukuchi-cho, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture Inside Yazaki Corporation (56) References JP-A-61-188247 (JP, A) Opened Sho 61-202958 (JP, A) Opened Sho 63-194053 (JP, U) Opened 3-94023 (JP, U) Opened 4-47328 (JP, U)

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A panel body, a plurality of identically-shaped panel mounting portions provided on a front surface of the panel body, and a plurality of types of relays selectively removably mounted on the panel mounting portions and mounted on the front surface. And a split panel having a plurality of types of connectors corresponding to the terminal arrangement of (1).